yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
three; three years of age
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
at; in; at; when; by; with; so